German pair Philipp Kohlschreiber and Florian Mayer both make it through to last eight

Andy Murray recorded a double triumph on Tuesday to book his place in the last eight at Wimbledon, over opponent Marin Cilic and the dismal weather in London.

After a day punctuated by rain delays on Monday, Murray was able to wrap up a 7-5 6-2 6-3 victory with just one interruption before damp conditions halted the action on all but Centre Court.

Murray will now face Spain's David Ferrer -- who knocked him out of the recent French Open -- after the Spaniard defeated Juan Del Potro, from Argentina, 6-3 6-2 6-3.

British No. 1 Murray said he was relieved to finish his clash against Croatian Cilic after a frustrating Monday in which play was suspended with the score 7-5 3-1.

There was criticism of the tournament's organizers after Murray's match wasn't switched to Centre Court, which has a retractable roof, but he told reporters: "I honestly don't care which court I play on.

"It makes no difference but obviously every player would rather be on Centre Court because you know you are going to get your match in regardless of the weather.

"I don't think I deserve to play every match on Centre Court. It's just annoying when the weather is bad.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Sisters Serena and Venus Williams of the United States celebrate following their win against Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the women's doubles final on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka crouches as Andrea Hlavackova serves during their women's doubles final match against Venus and Serena Williams.

Wimbledon: The best photos – Britain's Jonathan Marray and Denmark's Frederik Nielsen celebrate championship point during the men's doubles final. Marray is the first Briton since 1936 to win a men's doubles title at Wimbledon since 1936.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Jonathan Marray of Great Britain reaches for a shot during his men's doubles final victory.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Britain's Jonathan Marray celebrates a point during the men's doubles final match at Wimbledon on Saturday, July 7. Marray was teamed with Denmark's Frederik Nielsen against Romania's Horia Tecau and Sweden's Robert Lindstedt.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – U.S. player Serena Williams rushes through the stands to celebrate with her family after winning the women's singles final, her fifth Wimbledon championship, on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska reacts during her finals match against Serena Williams on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – U.S. player Serena Williams swings the racket during her match against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – The crowd looks on Saturday at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Canada's Eugenie Bouchard hits the ball in the girls' singles final against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Britain's Andy Murray celebrates his victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in the men's singles final.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A groundskeeper prepares the grass on Centre Court on Friday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Umpire James Keothavong looks on as Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Roger Federer of Switzerland take a break during their Gentlemen's Singles semifinal match on Friday, July 6, in London, day 11 of the tournament.

Wimbledon: The best photos – A crowd tries to shelter itself from the rain Friday on day 11 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Novak Djokovic buries his head in his towel during a break between games against Roger Federer on Friday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Novak Djokovic serves the ball during his Gentlemen's Singles semifinal match against Roger Federer.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serena Williams takes a forehand shot during her women's singles semifinal match against Belarus' Victoria Azarenka on day 10 of Wimbledon.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Belarus' Victoria Azarenka takes a hard shot during her women's singles semi-final defeat by U.S. player Serena Williams on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Spectators relax in the afternoon sun on Henman Hill (aka Murray Mound) on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot during her women's singles semi-final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays hard during her women's singles semi-final match against Serena Williams of the United States on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Spectators follow the day's matches on the big screen in the afternoon sun on Murray Mound on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Colin Fleming of Great Britain runs to keep the ball in bounds while playig with Su-Wei Hsieh of Taipei during their mixed doubles third-round match against Laura Robson and Dominic Inglot of Great Britain on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serena Williams, top, and Venus Williams of the United States team up in their women's doubles quarter-final match against Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears of the United States on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A security guard waits on center court on Thursday.

Wimbledon: The best photos – Angelique Kerber of Germany serves during her Ladies' Singles semifinal match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Radwanska celebrates after winning her Ladies' Singles semifinal match against Kerber on Thursday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Radwanska celebrates match point during her Ladies' Singles semifinal match against Kerber.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Britain's Andy Murray celebrates his men's singles quarter-final victory over Spain's David Ferrer on Day Nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Wednesday in London, England.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Murray hits during his quarter final match against Ferrer.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Ferrer plays a forehand shot during his men's singles quarter-final match against Murray on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Cedric Pioline of France plays a Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles match alongside team-mate Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia against Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – American Venus Williams confers with sister Serena, right, during their third round women's doubles match against American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and India's Sania Mirza on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia and team-mate Cedric Pioline of France play against Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a Gentlemen's Singles quarter final match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia on Wednesday.

Wimbledon: The best photos – Djokovic reacts during his men's singles quarterfinal match against Germany's Mayer.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Florian Mayer of Germany celebrates match point during his men's singles fourth round match against Richard Gasquet of France on Day Eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in London on Tuesday. The grand slam event runs through July 8.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Britain's Andy Murray waves to the crowd after his fourth round men's singles victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic on Day Eight of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – U.S. player Brian Baker plays a forehand shot during his fourth round men's singles defeat to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber on Day Eight of Wimbledon.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Spain's David Ferrer celebrates after his fourth round men's singles victory over Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro on Day Eight of Wimbledon.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns a shot during his Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match against American Mardy Fish.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Tsonga celebrates after winning his fourth round match against Fish.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fish falls to the ground during his fourth round match against Tsonga.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – American Serena Williams returns a shot during her Ladies' Singles quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Kvitova serves during her women's singles quarter-final match against Williams.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Williams celebrates after beating Kvitova in the Ladies' Singles quarterfinal match.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Tsonga of France plays American Mardy Fish on Day Eight of Wimbledon.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A spectator checks for rain, as rain delays halt play at the Wimbledon championships in London on Tuesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fans at center court take shelter from the rain under umbrellas during Day Eight of the tournament on Tuesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Ground staff workers remove covers from the grass before the start of the fourth round men's singles match between France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish of the United States on Tuesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Leander Paes of India plays a forehand as he and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic play a doubles match against Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil on Tuesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Mardy Fish of the United States serves to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Tuesday.

Wimbledon: The best photos – Boxes of tennis balls used for play during the Wimbledon championships are kept in a room at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Workers re-string rackets for players at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a forehand shot during his fourth round men's singles victory over Serbia's Viktor Troicki on Day Seven of the Wimbledon championships on Monday, July 2.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A spectator walks between the outside courts during rain delays on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Spectators take shelter under umbrellas on "Murray Mount" for the match between Britain's Andy Murray and Croatia's Marin Cilic.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Viktor Troicki of Serbia slips while hitting a return shot against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Tennis fans shield themselves from rain at Wimbledon on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Donna Vekic of Croatia takes on Christina Makarova of the United States on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Andy Murray of Great Britain returns a shot to Marin Cilic of Croatia on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Croatia's Marin Cilic reaches for a shot during his match against Britain's Andy Murray.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Sabine Lisicki of Germany reacts after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia to advance in the tournament Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Top-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia loses to Sabine Lisicki of Germany.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Rain and low temperatures set in again Monday at Wimbledon, delaying some matches and sending fans scurrying for cover.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Xavier Malisse of Belgium during the fourth-round match at the Wimbledon championships in London on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga attends to a line judge who was hit in the face Monday by a ball during his fourth-round men's singles match against Mardy Fish of the U.S.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Mardy Fish of USA plays a forehand shot against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Novak Djokovic of Serbia runs for a forehand return against Viktor Troicki of Serbia on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Russia's Maria Kirilenko keeps warm during a break in her match against China's Peng Shuai on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Spectators find shelter under an umbrella as they watch a match Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serena Williams of the USA hits a backhand return to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan during their fourth-round match Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Belarus' Victoria Azarenka celebrates a break point during her fourth-round match against Serbia's Ana Ivanovic on Monday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Britain's Andy Murray celebrates taking the third set of his third-round men's singles match against Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis on day six of Wimbledon on Saturday, June 30.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Cyprus's Marcos Baghdatis gets up after slipping during the fourth set of his third-round men's singles match against Britain's Andy Murray on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – American Andy Roddick shows his frustration during his third-round men's singles match against Spain's David Ferrer on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Ferrer, who is ranked fifth in the world, serves to Roddick, ranked 25th.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Andy Roddick of the United States argues a call with the line judge during his third round match against David Ferrer of Spain on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Andy Roddick of the United States blows a kiss to the crowd after being defeated by David Ferrer of Spain in a third-round match Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serena Williams of the USA in action while playing with Venus Williams of the USA during their ladies' doubles second-round match against Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova of Russia on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Williams in action Saturday during her third round match against Jie Zheng of China.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Williams, who hit a Wimbledon record 23 aces, celebrates match point and victory over Zheng on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A line judge watches the action under a canopy of blue sky and puffy clouds on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Spectators wait for the beginning of day six of Wimbledon on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Laura Robson of Great Britain serves during a mixed doubles second-round match on Saturday. She and Dominic Inglot were paired against Jurgen Melzer of Austria and Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France serves during his match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France take a break during his third-round singles match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Andre Sa serves over teammate Bruno Soares in the Brazilians' third-round doubles match against Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank of Argentina on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Sachia Vickery of the United States serves during her tirst-round girls' singles match against Ilka Csoregi of Romania on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Laura Pigossi of Brazil makes a backhand return during her first-round match against Lana Rush of Great Britain in girls' singles on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A spectator, Matt Griggs, right, has a Union Jack painted on his face by Kelsey Bennett, left, on 'Murray Mount' during the third-round men's singles match between Britain's Andy Murray and Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – American Sachia Vickery makes a return in her girls' singles match against Ilka Csoregi of Romania on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A Union Jack flaps in the breeze outside the All-England Club with the spire of St. Mary's Church in the background.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Julia Goerges of Germany face off on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Racket stringers restring players rackets on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Julia Goerges of Germany celebrates a point Saturday during the third round women's singles match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic prepares to serve Saturday during her third round women's singles victory over Varvara Lepchenko of the United States.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – David Goffin of Belgium reacts Saturday to losing a point during his third round men's singles match against Mardy Fish of the United States.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fish celebrates after defeating Goffin and moving on in the Wimbledon championships.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium questions a call Saturday during her match against Tamira Paszek of Austria.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Marin Cilic of Croatia falls to the ground Saturday during play in his match against Sam Querrey of the United States.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Clay Crawford of Great Britain glides through the air Saturday and returns a backhand to Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Francesca Schiavone of Italy plays a forehand shot to Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Francesca Schiavone of Italy during her third round women's singles victory on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates set point during his third-round singles match against Julien Benneteau of France in the Wimbledon Championships in London on Friday, June 29.

Wimbledon: The best photos – U.S. players Serena Williams, left, and Venus WIlliams in their first-round women's doubles match against Ukraine's Olga Savchuk and Serbia's Vesna Dolonc on June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Jonathan Marray and Anne Keothavong of Great Britain during the mixed doubles first-round match against Paul Hanley of Australia and Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during her women's singles second-round match against Elena Baltacha of Great Britain June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia and Paul Hanley of Australia during thier mixed doubles first-round match against Jonathan Marray and Anne Keothavong of Great Britain June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Jesse Levine of the United States serves against Belgium's David Goffin on day four of the Wimbledon championships on June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Andy Roddick of the United States plays a forehand shot during his second-round match against Bjorn Phau of Germany on June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Russia's Maria Sharapova returns a shot to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria on June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A fan studies the scoreboard at the Wimbledon championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London June 28

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fans watch the men's singles second-round match between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Ivo Karlovic of Croatia on a large projection screen from the lawn June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Andy Murray of Great Britain serves to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia on June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serena Williams of the United States reacts during a match June 28 against Melinda Czink of Hungary.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Mardy Fish of the United States reacts June 28 during his second-round match against James Ward of Great Britain.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fans gather to enter the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London for the Wimbledon championships on June 28.

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wimbledon 0628 2 – Fresh lines are painted on one of the courts at Wimbledon before the beginning of the match June 28.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fans watch the action on June 28 in the men's doubles first-round match between Flavio Cipolla and Fabio Fognini of Italy and Bobby Reynolds of the United States and Izak Van der Merwe of South Africa.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fans peek through a fence to catch the action June 28 at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon: The best photos – Frances Alize Cornet returns the ball during her ladies' singles first-round match against Nina Bratchikova of Russia on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – France's Jeremy Chardy serves against Juan Monaco of Argentina during a second-round match on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Great Britain's Heather Watson celebrates match point during her second-round match against American Jamie Lee Hampton on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, right, is congratulated by Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain on Wednesday.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Italy's Fabio Fognini entertains a line judge by bouncing two balls during his second-round match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on June 27.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Wimbledon staff enjoy the match from indoors on June 27.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A wide view of courts 9, 10 and 11 on on Tuesday, June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Britain's Andy Murray serves during his first-round singles victory over Russia's Nikolay Davydenko on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Court 5 umpire sitting in his chair on the second day of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Austria's Tamira Paszek serves during her first round women's singles match against Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A general view of atmosphere on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Andy Roddick of the USA reacts to a play during his first round match against Jamie Baker of Great Britain on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lleyton Hewitt square off on the second day of play at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci during his men's singles first-round match on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic is caught in midair after serving to Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Tennis fans pass the time as they wait in line for tickets outside the stadium June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serena Williams of the U.S. beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Spectators wait for play to resume after Tuesday's matches were halted due to rain June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Crowds stream into the All England Lawn Tennis Club for the second day of play June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Dutch player Kiki Bertens returns during her ladies' singles first-round match against the Czech Lucie Safarova on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A view of court 15 during men's doubles play on day two of Wimbledon on June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Tsonga, of France, celebrates after beating Australia's Hewitt during their men's first-round match June 26.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Players compete across multiple outside courts during the first day of play on Monday, June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A tennis fan camps out to get a ticket to the first day of matches at Wimbledon June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Venus Williams plays a shot during her first-round match against Russia's Elena Vesnina on June 25. Williams lost the match, her earliest exit from the tournament in 15 years.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – A dejected Williams waves to the crowd after her first-round loss on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Serbia's Novak Djokovic fires a backhand return against Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Djokovic celebrates his straight-sets victory over Ferrero June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – France's Michael Llodra plays a forehand shot during his first-round men's singles match against Italy's Fabio Fognini on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a forehand shot during her match against Australia's Anastasia Rodionova on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Rodionova chases down a shot during the match on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Sharapova celebrates her win over Rodionova June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – China's Li Na plays a shot during her first-round women's singles match against Kazakhstan's Ksenia Pervak on June 25. Li went on to win the match.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Fognini plays a shot against Llodra on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – America's John Isner returns a shot during his men's singles first-round match against Alejandro Falla of Colombia June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Russia's Maria Kirilenko plays a double-handed backhand shot during her first-round women's singles match against Romania's Alexandra Cadantu June 25. Kirilenko won the match.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Latvia's Ernests Gulbis serves to the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Gulbis beat Berdych in straight sets on June 25.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Oliver Golding of Great Britain serves against Igor Andreev of Russia on June 25 on court 2.

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Wimbledon: The best photos – Heather Watson of Great Britain hits a forehand return against Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic on June 25.

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"I haven't always dealt with rain delays that well in the past, so it's good experience for me. Probably from now on I will play on Centre so it won't be a problem."

Ferrer, the No. 7 seed, breezed through his match on the sheltered showpiece court, defeating 2009 U.S. Open champion Del Potro in just under two hours.

He told the ATP Tour's official website: "Today was one of my best matches [on a grass] court. But I'm not sure if is my best or not. At Wimbledon, there is a lot of wind.

"On an indoor court, under a roof, it is easier for us to play. The ball does not move and this is more comfortable for us."

Murray and Ferrer were joined in the quarters by German pair Philipp Kohlschreiber and Florian Mayer.

Mayer, the No. 31 seed, reached the last eight at Wimbledon for only the second time after he defeated Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-2.

His reward for reaching his first quarterfinal in eight years is a tie with world No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic.

"It's an unbelievable feeling. Eight years ago I was here in the quarters, and now eight years later it's happened again. So it's a wonderful dream for me," Mayer told reporters.

Kohlschreiber battled past U.S. qualifier Brian Baker 6-1 7-6 6-3 to make the last eight of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 33 attempts.

The No. 27 seed will now play French No. 5 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after he recorded a 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4 win over American No.10 Mardy Fish in another rain-hit match.

"I'm very, very happy," said Kohlschreiber. "It's very tough to describe the real feelings. I'm very happy how I played.

"Also, lucky, at the end, with the weather, that I could finish my match. It's just an amazing feeling. For sure I will celebrate. I have a lot of confidence now. I like the courts."

The last quarterfinal sees 16-time major champion Roger Federer, the No. 3 seed, take on Russia's Mikhail Youzhny.